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Al-Mkimin, Hama, Syria

المكيمين

Two children were killed in an alleged Russian bombardment on the village of Al-Mkimin, local media reported. Hisham Sarhan Hisham Al Zubin was also reported dead by his cousin. Four others were wounded. Syria Newsdesk said the the bombing came after the regime forces failed to win back villages under the control of Daesh, “despite…

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Civilians reported killed

Russian Military

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Hammad Omar, Hama, Syria

حماد عمر

Three civilians were killed and a young man injured in alleged Russian air strikes on the town of Hammad Omar, east of Hama, according to local reports. Alaraby reported that the raids occurred during battles between regime forces and ISIS. An opposition media activist told the Syria Newsdesk that the area was targeted “with more…

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Easter Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

الغوطة الشرقية

Local media reported that areas in Eastern Ghouta, specifically Hazza and Ein Tarma, were subject to heavy aerial shelling, killing up to four civilians and wounding "dozens", though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. @AJA_Syria cited al-Jazeera correspondent who reported "dozens of civilians, including women and children, were wounded…

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Russian Military

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Al Hassawiya Junction (unknown location), Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

الرقة‎: منطقة مفرق الحصيوة

One civilian male was killed by an “SDF mortar shell” in the Al Hassiyawa junction area, according to Sharqiya Voice and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. No further details are currently available.

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Civilians reported killed

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Al Sa'ada, Al Hassakah, Syria

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Three civilians from the same family including a woman and two children died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Sa’ada al Gharbiya village, local media reported. According to Al-khabour, “international coalition aircraft launched several raids on the village and one of the rockets hit the house of Mr. Khalaf Hussein al-Jabr, resulting in the…

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Civilians reported killed

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Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Ten civilians reportedly died in up to 25 alleged airstrikes by the Coalition in different areas of Al Mayadin, according to local media. Multiple sources reported Coalition airstrikes in Al Mayadin. Step News Agency reported that the Coalition had intensified strikes on Al Mayadin, but had no reports on the “size of losses”. According to…

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Civilians reported killed

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Sanabel Bakery at Feb 23 Street, Raqqa, Syria

شارع 23 شباط

According to the Smart News Agency, “a child was killed and his mother was wounded by an artillery bombardment by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the city of Raqqa, northeast of Syria. City. Sources reported that the artillery bombardment occurred on the 23rd of February Street in the center of the city near the Sanabel…

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Feb 23 Street, Raqqa, Syria

شارع 23 شباط

Local sources reported the death of a man with a mental disability. According to Palmyra Media Centre, the victim was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. The source reported on July 12th that “the young man and his brother Marwan have been missing for several days”. However, both Baladi and Jorfnews said that…

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Civilians reported killed

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Al Qaliat, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

القليعات

Local sources reported that despite the recapturing of Mosul by the US-backed Iraqi army, Coalition airstrikes continued to target ISIL positions in Al Qaliat on the outskirts of the city. Ninawa Media Center reported that there were ‘many’ wounded civilians, including women and children, in the area. However, it was not clear airstrikes caused this.…

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on their home in Raqqa, according to local sources. No additional details are presently known.

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Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strike in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to the report, "Abdallah…

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Mosul, Raqqa, Iraq

المدينة القديمة

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injuries of three civilians in an event near Mosul, Iraq. Their October 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit, it was assessed that three civilians were unintentionally injured." Coalition officials indicated that this is…

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Civilians reported injured

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Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

البوكمال

Twenty civilians, including women and children, were killed and 30 more were injured in a series of alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Kamal in eastern Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Multiple sources blamed the Coalition, putting death counts at either four or five non-combatants. Euphrates Post also reported that the first strikes at 11am hit…

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

An elderly civilian male, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Both sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible. All sources reported that the US-led Coalition was responsible.

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Civilians reported killed

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Al Zaynat, Al Hassakah, Syria

الزيانات

At least 11 civilians across three families, including several women and children, were killed and several others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the ISIL-controlled village of Al Zaynat, to the south of Markada, local sources reported. According to Syrian PC “Media sources in Al-Hasakah, including Al-Khabour, said that the Coalition air force carried…

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Civilians reported killed

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Raqqah, Qasr al Banat, Raqqa, Syria

قصر البنات

One civilian male died in an artillery bombardment of Qasr al Banat, according to local media. Sources said that he died after he sustained an injury in the shelling. According to Jorf News, he died from “internal bleeding”. Airwars understands that only the Coalition has access to artillery in Raqqa.

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Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

المدينة القديمة

Local sources reported that 200 homes in Old Mosul to the west of the city were completely destroyed with many of their residents presumed dead following the intense fighting of the previous weeks. Hossam al Din al Abbar, a member of the Ninveh Provincial Council, was quoted by several sources as saying: The civil defence…

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U.S.-led Coalition

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Hamediya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

الحميدية

Up to five civilians, hereof at least one girl and her father, were killed, and up to 24 were wounded following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in residential areas in Hamidiya neighbourhood, near Deir Ezzor, local media reported. It was, however, unclear whether the strike took place July 11th or 12th. The incident was first reported…

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Jabriya, Hama, Syria

الجابرية

Two sources reported that nine civilians were killed and another six were wounded as a bakery in Jabriya village, Hama, was hit by airstrikes. Smart News Agency identified Russia as the likely culprit while al-Araby did not appoint blame, merely referring to "a military aircraft". Both sources said that five of the victims were working in…

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Mosul, Nabi Jarjis, Nineveh, Iraq

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition lated confirmed the death of a civilian in the Nabi Jaris neighbourhood, Mosul. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters structure and explosives storage facility, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed.” Coordinates supplied by Coalition…

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Civilians reported killed

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Al Tayyar, Raqqa, Syria

A civilian family were casualties of alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes on the Al Tayyar area of Raqqa, local sources reported. The head of the family was identified by a number of sources, who reported that he and his entire family were killed but did not identify an exact number. Smart News Agency was the…

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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Two civilians were reportedly killed and several others injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes or artillery fire, according to local sources. The victims identified were reportedly from the same family as others who were injured, which was said to be displaced from Palmyra.

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Al Mayadin, Dream Mall, Deir Ezzor, Syria

At least three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadin, but it was contested who was responsible. Euphrates Post described the incident as a “massacre” and reported that “scores” of people were killed, but was the only source to suggest more than three people were killed.…

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The area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Aleppo, Syria

تل رفعت كفر ناصح

Local media reported the death of between two and four civilians and injury of as many as dozens more in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment in area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Syria. According to Rumaf, "four people from one family died and dozens more were injured in the area between Tel Rifaat and Kafr…

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Ihress, Aleppo, Syria

According to Rumaf, "a whole family was seriously injured by the indiscriminate Turkish shelling of the residents of Ihress village. They were also transferred to the hospital." YPG Press reported: "The Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries also attacked the liberated villages in al-Shahba areas. Names of the villages are Tal Rifat, Harbal, Sheikh Issa,…

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Civilians reported injured

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Al Meydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq

الميدان في موصل القديمة

Omar al Halbusi, an Iraqi blogger, claimed that roughly 100 civilians were killed and 220 others were injured in alleged artillery bombardment by the Coalition and the Iraqi government on the Al Meydan area of Old Mosul in the two days prior to July 9th. Ninawa Media Center added that 30 families which made up…

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Ar Raqqah: Multiple locations, Raqqa, Syria

Thirteen civilians died and 2 more were wounded in alleged Coalition air and artillery strikes on neighbourhoods in Raqqa, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, “Coalition aircraft and artillery shelled the neighborhoods of Al Diriyah, Al Nahda, Al Rawda, al Panorama area, Shehata, and Saif al Dawla street near al Dalla roundabout,…

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Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Five civilians including four children from the same family died in airstrikes on Mohsen village, according to local media. There were no allegations directly against the Coalition, though some sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Other reports attributed the incident to the Assad regime, while a further source said that it was unclear whether the…

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Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria

In this single-source event, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "Russian or regime warplanes" carried out airstrikes in Mohsen on July 9th, killing a woman and wounding "others". Currently, there are no further details available.

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Russian Military

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9–10 July, 2017

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Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen

According to several sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Azzan, in Shabwa governorate, overnight from July 9th-10th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Multiple sources reported that an unnamed AQAP leader was killed in the strike, which some suggested targeted a car, killing all inside.…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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